When the site was occupied by the Maya, this pyramid, painted a saturated red, would have announced the presence of an important center. The solid platform base of the pyramid is 76 feet by 85 feet (23 meters by 26 meters) and above this are two or three narrower terraces with a temple on top. The pyramid at El Diablo rises 623 feet (160 meters) above the valley floor. The western ceremonial center has been designated as El Diablo (The Devil). There are two major ceremonial sites at El Zotz: one at the central core of the city and one on the western edge. There is a possibility that El Zotz was established as an outpost for the El Perú/Calakmul alliance. El Zotz was strategically located between two rival Maya kingdoms: Tikal and the alliance of El Perú and Calakmul. The hieroglyphic texts associated with El Zotz suggest that the site was founded by the enemies of Tikal who wanted to exploit a period of weakness in this important Maya city. The emblem glyph for El Zotz associates it with the Maya city of Yaxchilan in Chiapas, Mexico and may indicate that the Yaxchilan royal dynasty originated in El Zotz. The Maya name for the city is Pa’Chan which is translated as “Split Sky” or as “Citadel Sky.” The designation “El Zotz” comes from the many bats living in the caves on the site: zotz is the Maya term for bats.Įl Zotz is located about 20 miles (12 kilometers) from the major Maya center of Tikal and about 16 miles (26 kilometers) from Uaxactun. This list of names from Maya mythology compiled by the data dwarves at 350 CE, the Maya city of El Zotz was founded in what is now Guatemala. Z, Zac Cimi, Zip, Zipacna, Zotz, Zotzilaha Chamalcan, Zuhuy Zip Yaluk, Yax-Balam, Yum Cimil, Yum Kaax, Yum Kimil, Yum-Kax Xaman Ek, Xamen-Ek, Xbalanque, Xbaquiyalo, Xibalba, Xibalbay, Xmucane, Xpiyacoc, Xquic Voltan, Votan, Vucab-Cakix, Vucab-Came, Vucab-Hunahpu, Vucub Camé, Vucub Caquix, Vucub Hunahpu, Vukub-Bahpu U K'ux Kaj, Uac Mitun Ahau, Uacmitun Ahau, Uayayab, Uayeb Tepeu, Tepeu Kukulcan, Tohil, Tohil, Tonsured Maize God, Tree Of Life Paddler Gods, Palenque Triad, Pauahtun, Pavahtun, Pawahtun, Popo-Vuh, Popol Vuh, Popol-Buj, Pukuh Old Jaguar Paddler, Old Stingray Paddler, Old-Black-God, One Death, One Monkey, One-Hunahpu, One-Leg, Oxlahun Tiku, Oxlahuntik'uh, Oxlahuntiku Nagual, Nahual, Nal, Nik, Noh Ek, Nohoch Ek, Nohoch Ich Mitlan, Mitnal, Moan, Monkey Twins, Muan, Mulac K'awi, K'awiil, Kaab, Kab, Kacoch, Kam, Kan, Kanzicnal, Kauil, Kinich Ahau, Kinich-Ahaw, Kinich-Ajaw-Pakal, Kinich-Kakmo, Kisin, Kucumatz, Kucumatz, Kuh, Kukulcan, Kulkuylkan Itzam Cab, Itzam-Na, Itzamcab, Itzamna, Ix, Ix Chel, Ix Chup, Ix Tub Tun, Ix-Balangue, Ix-Balanque, Ix-Chebel-Yax, Ixbalanque, Ixchel, Ixchup, Ixpiyacoc, Ixquic, Ixtab, Iztat Ix Hacha-Kyum, Hachacyum, Hachakyum, Harakan, Heart Of Heaven, Heart Of Sky, Hero Twins, Hobnil, Hosanek, Hozanek, Hun Batz, Hun Hunahpu, Hun Pic Tok, Hun-Ahau, Hun-Ahaw, Hun-Aphu, Hun-Came, Hun-Cane, Hun-Cheven, Hun-Choen, Hun-Chowen, Hun-Hunaphu, Hun-Ixim, Hun-Nal, Hun-Nal-Ye, Hun-Nik, Hunab Ku, Hunahpu, Hunaphu, Hunapu, Hunbatz, Huncame, Hunchoen, Hunchouen, Hunhau, Hunpic Tok, Hunraqan, Huracan, Hurrican, Hurukan Gi, Gii, Giii, God A, God A', God K, God M, God N, God P, God Q, God R, God Y, God Z, God-B, God-C, God-Ch, God-D, God-E, God-G, God-H, God-L, God-O, God-S, God-S, Gucamatz, Gucumatz, Gukumatz Ac Yanto, Acan, Acante, Acantun, Acat, Acat-Cib, Ah Bolom Tzacab, Ah Bolon Dz'acab, Ah Bolon Tz'aka, Ah Ciliz, Ah Cizin, Ah Cuxtal, Ah Hulneb, Ah Kin, Ah Kisin, Ah Muzencab, Ah Pekku, Ah Peku, Ah Puch, Ah Pucu, Ah Pukuh, Ah Tzul, Ah Uuk Yol Yol Zip, Ah-Chicum-Ek, Ah-Chicumek, Ah-Hoya, Ah-Kinchil, Ah-Mucen-Cab, Ah-Muzen-Cab, Ah-Tzenul, Ahau-Kin, Akan, Akbal, Akbul, Alaghom, Alaghom Naom, Alaghom Nuam, Alphabet Godsīacab, Bacabs, Backlum-Chaam, Bahlam, Baklum Chaam, Balam, Balanque, Becabs, Big Eye, Bolon Dz'acab, Bolon Dzacab, Bolon Tiku, Bolon-Ti-Ku, Bolontik'uh, Bolontiku, Bulkabil, Buluc Ch'abtan, Buluc Chabtan, Buluk-KabĬabracan, Cabrakan, Cacoch, Caculha, Caculha-Huracan, Cakulha, Cakulha-Huracan, Cakulha-Hurakan, Cama Zotz, Camazotz, Can Tzicnal, Cantzicnal, Cauac, Chaac, Chaac Uayab Xoc, Chaak, Chac, Chac Chel, Chac Uayeb Xoc, Chac Xib Chac, Chac-Mol, Chac-Mool, Chacmool, Chak, Chak Chel, Chaob, Chi'bil K'in, Chibil Kin, Chiccan, Chicchan, Chipi-Caculha, Chipi-Cakulha, Chuen, Cit Bolon Tum, Cit-Bolon-Tum, Cizin, Cocijo, Coyopa, CumhauĮk Chuah, Ek Chuaj, Ek Zip, Ek-Chuuah, Ekchuah, Eopuco, Etz'nab, Etznab
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